Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

1947-01-31 Washington, D.C., USA 86 Credits

Biography

Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television. Banks dropped out of Indiana University to join a touring company as a stage manager. He went to Australia with the company and stayed on working in theatre there. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television. Probably his best-known movie roles are in two films starring Eddie Murphy: 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop. In 48 Hrs. he plays a character who...

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Catwoman: Hunted

Catwoman: Hunted

2022

as Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)

5.8
Acting

Catwoman's attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful I...

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Self

7.0
Acting

Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan and other cast members, producers and crew share stories and footage from the making of "El Camino."

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Mike

7.0
Acting

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

The Wolf: True Alpha

The Wolf: True Alpha

2018

as The Fixer

6.7
Acting

HP's latest entrant in "The Wolf" series once again pits Slater's character against The Fixer.

Redbad

Redbad

2018

as Pepijn

6.3
Acting

In the year of 754 AD, during a time of epic battles and bloodshed, the legend of the pagan warrior king, Rebad, is born, but so is a new weapon again...

Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

2018

as Rick Dicker (voice)

7.5
Acting

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three child...

The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

as Walt

6.4
Acting

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those ...

Mudbound

Mudbound

2017

as Pappy McAllan

7.4
Acting

In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight ...

Term Life

Term Life

2016

as Harper

5.9
Acting

If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performi...

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

as Composite Superman (voice)

7.3
Acting

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship surrenders DC Comics' multitude of Super Heroes and Super-Villains to the demented whims of ...

I'm Brave!

I'm Brave!

2015

as Fire Engine

Acting

He's a big red engine with a siren, a horn, a tank full of water, and a whole lotta hose! He's a good-lookin' fire truck — and he's brave, too — but w...

Horrible Bosses 2

Horrible Bosses 2

2014

as Detective Hatcher

6.2
Acting

Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a ha...

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

as Self

Acting

The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

2014

Thanks

The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...

Authors Anonymous

Authors Anonymous

2014

as David Kelleher

4.6
Acting

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovabl...

Bullet

Bullet

2014

as Carlito Kane

4.3
Acting

Danny Trejo plays 'Bullet' a tough cop who takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.

Identity Thief

Identity Thief

2013

as Paul

5.9
Acting

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the ...

Watercolor Postcards

Watercolor Postcards

2013

as Ledball

5.8
Acting

A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding over their shared love of a very special 10-year-old girl...

Proud American

Proud American

2008

as Mr. Moretti

6.0
Acting

Proud American presents five powerful singular stories all of which magnify the themes mentioned above. Our film is an emotional, inspirational, and v...

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

2007

as Stelter

7.2
Acting

A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing t...

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

Murder 101: College Can be Murder

2007

as Det. Frank Chambers

7.1
Acting

Criminology Professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell does not believe that Professor Archer Coe died of a heart attack, so he hires his friend Mike Parker to in...

Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006

as Lance

5.9
Acting

Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two hapless stoners who get involved in a scheme to rip off a ...

Circadian Rhythm

Circadian Rhythm

2005

as Trejo

2.7
Acting

Attractive 24 year old Sarah Caul finds herself in a bare white room with no idea who she is or how she got there. Quickly she becomes caught up in a ...

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002

as James Barcomb

6.2
Acting

Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his ...

R.S.V.P.

R.S.V.P.

2002

as Walter Franklin

3.8
Acting

A psychology student invites a group of his friends and teacher to a drug and alcohol-fueled party where he plans to murder them all.

Proximity

Proximity

2001

as Price

3.8
Acting

When William Conroy (Rob Lowe), a former college professor, is sentenced to life in prison for vehicular manslaughter it seems his life is over. But w...

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

2001

as Milos Drubnik

5.2
Acting

After settling in the tiny Australian town of Walkabout Creek with his significant other and his young son, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is thrown for a lo...

Downward Angel

Downward Angel

2001

as Herod

1.0
Acting

Assassin John Hunter must infiltrate the notorious Guild and find the man responsible for his parents death.

Millennium Man

Millennium Man

1999

Acting

A U.S. intelligence agent's death is averted when his brain is transferred into the billion dollar "Advanced Design Anatomical Man," or ADAM, a techni...

Trash

Trash

1999

as Judge Callum

4.8
Acting

Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two ...

Foolish

Foolish

1999

as Numbers

6.0
Acting

'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying ...

Outlaw Justice

Outlaw Justice

1999

as Sheriff Conklin

6.7
Acting

In the tradition of THE WILD BUNCH and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN comes this fast paced, action filled western with unforgettable performances by an all st...

Let the Devil Wear Black

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999

as Satch

4.1
Acting

A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.

Dollar for the Dead

Dollar for the Dead

1998

as Col. Skinner

5.3
Acting

In this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in, Emilio Estevez assumes Clint Eastwoo...

A Thousand Men and a Baby

A Thousand Men and a Baby

1997

as Father O'Riley

5.0
Acting

An American soldier finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster. The aircraft's crew welcomed him enthusiastically to provide necessary medical care, but th...

Dark Breed

Dark Breed

1997

as Joseph Shay

4.2
Acting

Captain Saxon, an agent for the top secret Omega agency, has been given the assignment of tracking down and either capturing or killing the crew membe...

Harvey

Harvey

1996

as C.J. Lofgren

4.2
Acting

An unlikely hero, Elwood P. Dowd. This mild-mannered-but-eccentric bachelor has, for several years, happily kept company with Harvey, a six-foot-tall ...

Flipper

Flipper

1996

as Dirk Moran

5.5
Acting

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes ever...

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

1996

as Frank McPike

4.2
Acting

Vinnie Terranova is back, foiling a staged kidnaping of computer mogul Paul Callendar's son in order to probe possible inside information brokering. M...

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

1995

as Doc

4.7
Acting

A gang of bank robbers, led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood, pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores...

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

as Scotty

5.8
Acting

A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to ...

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994

as Shelby Valentine

7.2
Acting

An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooting tournament, but so does a hitman who's planing ...

Shadow of Obsession

Shadow of Obsession

1994

as Trevor Keegan

10.0
Acting

A female professor is taunted and stalked by an emotionally disturbed student, and then, when he disappears, is accused of killing him, although no bo...

Body Shot

Body Shot

1994

as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner

3.3
Acting

Paparazzi photographer Mickey Dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer Chelsea, and his attempts to capture her on film often land him in trouble.

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

as Joe Scoman

6.0
Acting

The 1960s. Bobby Kennedy is in power in Washington. Marilyn Monroe is a legendary film star. For years there has been widespread speculation and rumor...

Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1993

as Max Waxman

5.0
Acting

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Th...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993

as Dr. William Shell

7.3
Acting

The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been keeping her age a secret and now reveals that ...

Blind Side

Blind Side

1993

as Aaron

5.4
Acting

A couple visits Mexico to scout a new location for their furniture manufacturing business and hit a cop with their car on the way back stateside. Real...

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

as Handsome Harry

5.4
Acting

A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it. Two prisoners overh...

Freejack

Freejack

1992

as Mark Michelette

5.4
Acting

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a...

Don't Touch My Daughter

Don't Touch My Daughter

1991

as Charles Ryter

3.8
Acting

A young girl is kidnapped and molested by a classmate's father. The man she identifies is arrested and jailed, but is later released on bail. He calls...

Honeymoon Academy

Honeymoon Academy

1989

as Pitt

5.1
Acting

A honeymooning couple become entangled in a plot to recover plates for counterfeiting US dollars. SHE thinks she's just retired from a government 'dir...

Pin

Pin

1988

as PIN (voice)

6.7
Acting

Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with h...

Cold Steel

Cold Steel

1987

as Iceman

4.7
Acting

On Christmas Eve, Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cut-throat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't...

Wiseguy: Pilot

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987

as Frank McPike

Acting

This was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent reassigned to the Organized Crime Bureau as a “wise...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987

as Luke Dickson

7.2
Acting

Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.

Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987

as Det. McKenzie

6.0
Acting

About an estranged husband who, in an explosive rage, decides to have his wife murdered by a hired killer.

Who Is Julia?

Who Is Julia?

1986

as Jack Bodine

7.2
Acting

A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed. At nearly the same time, a very plain looking lowe...

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

1986

as Clyde Klepper

5.6
Acting

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defen...

Assassin

Assassin

1986

as Earl Dickman

4.1
Acting

A retired agent from an Intelligence Agency is contacted by the Agency in order to stop an ultra-secret robot who is killing some government officials...

The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile

1986

as Ray Olson

4.8
Acting

The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is ...

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

as Zack

7.2
Acting

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, ...

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

as Lizardo Hospital Guard

6.0
Acting

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

Nadia

Nadia

1984

as Gheorge Comaneci

6.4
Acting

Story about gymnast Nadia Comaneci from her childhood beginning as a gymnast and how she was discovered by Belya Karolyi. Nadia received 7 perfect 10'...

Gremlins

Gremlins

1984

as Deputy Brent

7.1
Acting

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unlea...

Murder Me, Murder You

Murder Me, Murder You

1983

as Janos Saracen

6.6
Acting

Private eye Mike Hammer probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1983

as Darren

5.0
Acting

In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible...

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982

as Algren

6.7
Acting

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

Frances

Frances

1982

as Hitchhiker

6.9
Acting

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars

1981

as Dutch Schultz

7.5
Acting

The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny)...

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980

as Jack Graham

6.5
Acting

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing...

Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

1980

as Louis

7.5
Acting

A modern-day pirate hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and sends the passengers to the bottom of the ocean. But his current captiv...

Rage!

Rage!

1980

as Resident #2

7.0
Acting

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

as Gunderson

7.3
Acting

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

She's Dressed to Kill

She's Dressed to Kill

1979

as Rudy Striker

5.4
Acting

A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.

The Rose

The Rose

1979

as Television Promoter

6.7
Acting

Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.

Ike

Ike

1979

as 1st Sergeant

6.2
Acting

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal rel...

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979

as Pato

6.0
Acting

The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of he...

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

as Marine

6.5
Acting

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside...

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

as Cabbie

6.3
Acting

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...

Coming Home

Coming Home

1978

as Marine At Party

7.0
Acting

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977

as Buck

4.8
Acting

Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous vi...

The Girl in the Empty Grave

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977

as Courtland Gates

7.1
Acting

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearin...

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

1977

as Michael

5.9
Acting

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away f...

The Macahans

The Macahans

1976

as Woodward

6.7
Acting

Zeb Macahan, a pioneering westerner, helps move his brother's family to the wild west. They run into several obstacles including the breakout of the C...

Linda's Film on Menstruation

Linda's Film on Menstruation

1974

as Johnny Stanton

5.3
Acting

This is an educational short released by the Los Angeles Public Library explaining what to expect when you get your first period.